Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 6PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161515151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58954210771064917906883816784773631622613605596478458444372367367367361361
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
1.27
6:12AM
0.90
6:44PM
1.23
7:04AM
0.91
7:35PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
-0.05
12:23AM
0.03
12:10PM
-0.04
1:11AM
0.04
1:04PM
0.01
2:00AM
0.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:44-------6:44-------6:44----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-----14211---112---
Temp. °C293131292828272729313029282827272930302928272726
Feels °C (?)323233323132303032333232313129303231323131303029
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